Click for larger image © Lawrence Lustig Barry Hearn’s Prizefighter returns next month and the latest competition promises to be the best yet. Eight cruiserweights will be battling for the £25,000 top prize in the thrilling all-in-one-night tournament, which will be held at the Earls Court, London, on Tuesday, May 19. The contenders have between…
© Lawrence Lustig Liverpool boxer Stephen Burke admits he faces a ‘make or break night’ in his career on Tuesday, March 24 as he bids to become Prizefighter Champion. Burke, 30, is one of eight British lightweights in Barry Hearn’s latest all-in-one-night Prizefighter tournament where the last man standing wins £25,000.
Prizefighter heads to Scotland for the first time later this month. Barry Hearn’s all-in-one-evening boxing tournament sees eight British lightweights battle for a £25,000 top prize at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow on Tuesday, March 24. Prizefighter has captured the public’s attention due to the format, which sees four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and a final…
© Lawrence Lustig The draw for the quarter-finals in next week’s Prizefighter has been made – and there promises to be some cracking encounters. Hotly-tipped pair Tony Oakey and Billy Boyle meet in what could be the tie of the opening round in the light-heavyweight tournament on Friday, February 20 at the York Hall in…
The “Prizefighter” boxing series returns next month – and this time the light heavyweights get their chance to shine. This will be the fifth Prizefighter event and the thrilling format of three round contests has captured the public’s imagination. Once again, the historic York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, is expected to be sold out…
Certified spoiler John Simpson pulled off another upset last night after defeating Commonwealth Featherweight Champion Paul Truscott at Eston Sports Academy in Truscott’s hometown of Middlesbrough, England on a Barry Hearn promotion. Simpson, a former British Feather Champion, was tagged in the early rounds as he tried to come in on the sharper skilled Truscott…
Featherweight Paul Truscott of Middlesbrough, England enjoyed a sterling amateur career before joining the pro ranks in 2006 after just turning 20 years of age. After winning ten bouts against the usual suspects on the British scene, Truscott captured the vacant Commonwealth belt in just his eleventh start by outfighting durable Ghanaian “Golden Boy” Osumanu…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night at the famous York Hall, Bethnal Green, in the East End of London, Barry Hearn of Matchroom Sports hosted another episode of the “Prizefighter Series”. This time it was the turn of the welterweights as eight boxing hopefuls lined up for the tournament-style competition that…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Tonight, at the famous York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, Barry Hearn of Matchroom Sports hosts another ‘Prizefighter Series’ – and this time it’s the welterweights! Raising a lot of interest – these tournament style boxing contests see eight fighters slug it out over the course of three round…
Tonight, September 12, 2008, Barry Hearn’s Prizefighter tournament will take off again. In the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England, eight heavyweight hopefuls will battle if out to win 25,000 pounds and become the new heavyweight prizefighter champion, succeeding the first champ, Martin Rogan, who won the initial tournament in April. Prizefighter’s catch line is…